Music Reviews, April 23, 2024
We have seven new albums on the docket today, so let’s get to it! Taylor Swift “The Tortured Poets Department” I can’t tell if the length helped or hurt this project. I know that seems weird, but the sheer volume does dull the blow of disappointment. If you took the ten best tracks and made a sane album, the flaws would be more apparent because you’d be able to replay it more readily. Instead of having to block out two whole hours, you could hear 35 to 40 minutes a few times, turn it over in your head and realize right away that it sucks. This at least gives you the task of trying to find diamonds in the rough. I’m not a dyed in the wool Swiftie, but I’m certainly no hater. I thought Folklore and Midnights were both pretty good ( Evermore had its moments as well), and was looking forward to this. But I feel like the “poetry” is at the expense of lyrics or music (especially the latter, because, good God). The floor on this album is a 3 out of 10 but the ceiling is 6.5, and ve
